Bayou Express Stakes (GIII)

Sunday, January 3, 2021 — 11:15:00 AM EST
Louisiana – Grade III – Purse : $150,000
8 Furlongs – Fast Dirt – Restricted to 3 Year Olds, Fillies Only

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Post 1 – OG UNION MINISTER – 6/1

OG UNION MINISTER is sired by UNION RAGS and is running for the baffer2013 stable.  OG UNION MINISTER has won in 4 times in 8 starts for a 50% win rate and will be ridden by jockey A Jolly (2887 666-503-412 23%) from Louisiana.

12 Month Top Speed: 97 (3)
Kegger’s Projection: Favourite

In OG UNION MINISTER’s last outing she picked up her first stake victory, coming from over eleven lengths off the pace in the ‘English Bark Dirt Juvenile Fillies’.

Post 2 – CONCHA DE MANGO – 17/1

CONCHA DE MANGO is sired by UNCLE MO and is running for the kinghaack stable.  CONCHA DE MANGO has won in 3 times in 5 starts for a 60% win rate and will be ridden by jockey J Selden (1116 283-187-146 25%) from Brazil.

12 Month Top Speed: 89 (9)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

CONCHA DE MANGO is coming in off two straight wire to wire allowance victories, and will be making her first stakes appearance.

Post 3 – SHOTGUN JAKE – 11/1

SHOTGUN JAKE is sired by CANDY RIDE and is running for the beerkeg2 stable.  SHOTGUN JAKE has won in 2 times in 6 starts for a 33% win rate and will be ridden by jockey M Kitty (302 43-39-43 14%) from Arkansas.

12 Month Top Speed: 96 (4)
Kegger’s Projection: Favourite

SHOTGUN JAKE has lived up to her name, breaking to out to the lead in five of her six starts, including wire to wire victories in her last two outings.

Post 4 – NORTH BY NORTHERN – 7/1

NORTH BY NORTHERN is sired by NYQUIST and is running for the zkingab7 stable.  NORTH BY NORTHERN has won in 5 times in 6 starts for a 83% win rate and will be ridden by jockey W Cahill (1990 535-356-303 27%) from Oklahoma.

12 Month Top Speed: 98 (1)
Kegger’s Projection: Favourite

NORTH BY NORTHERN has been victorious in all but one of her six career starts, including the last two stakes races: the ‘Arrogance Dirt Juvenile Fillies’ and the ‘Konvictee Dirt Juvenile Fillies’.

Post 5 – RILEY REID – 10/1

RILEY REID is sired by WAR FRONT and is running for the beerkeg4 stable.  RILEY REID has won in 1 times in 4 starts for a 25% win rate and will be ridden by jockey H Ellis (390 77-57-61 20%) from Brazil.

12 Month Top Speed: 91 (8)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

RILEY REID made her stakes debut in her last outing, finishing third in the ‘English Bark Dirt Juvenile Fillies’, and will be looking for her second career victory.

Post 6 – REBEL’S STRIKE – 5/1

REBEL’S STRIKE is sired by UNION RAGS and is running for the fatal stable.  REBEL’S STRIKE has won in 4 times in 7 starts for a 57% win rate and will be ridden by jockey C Morris (739 75-98-93 10%) from Louisiana.

12 Month Top Speed: 98 (1)
Kegger’s Projection: Favourite

REBEL’S STRIKE came up just short in her graded debut at the ‘Golden Red Stakes’ (G2) finishing second, and she has managed top three finishes in all of her career starts.

Post 7 – R SQUARED – 9/1

R SQUARED is sired by JUSTIFY and is running for the slowrollelite0 stable.  R SQUARED has won in 2 times in 5 starts for a 40% win rate and will be ridden by jockey X Turner (1257 142-150-177 11%) from Louisiana.

12 Month Top Speed: 93 (5)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

R SQUARED made her stakes debut back in June, and will be looking to make a rebound after a strong wire to wire allowance victory where he had continued pulling ahead going down the stretch.

Post 8 – PITCAIRN WINDS – 12/1

PITCAIRN WINDS is sired by CITY OF LIGHT and is running for the blackbeard stable.  PITCAIRN WINDS has won in 2 times in 6 starts for a 33% win rate and will be ridden by jockey V Jennings (2129 501-409-304 24%) from Arkansas.

12 Month Top Speed: 87 (12)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot

PITCAIRN WINDS will be stretching out to a mile for her first graded race, in her last two stakes races she was closing the gap down the stretch will be looking to see if the extra distance can help.

Post 9 – AMERICAN DIGGER – 8/1

AMERICAN DIGGER is sired by WAR FRONT and is running for the kevoman2 stable.  AMERICAN DIGGER has won in 3 times in 5 starts for a 60% win rate and will be ridden by jockey E Seifert (1617 390-290-230 24%) from Argentina.

12 Month Top Speed: 93 (5)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

AMERICAN DIGGER has been on a tear of late, posting three straight victories, along with her stakes debut in the ‘Rusty Deputy Dirt Juvenile Fillies’.

Post 10 – JAGUAR LADY – 13/1

JAGUAR LADY is sired by ANIMAL KINGDOM and is running for the stablechampion8 stable.  JAGUAR LADY has won in 2 times in 6 starts for a 33% win rate and will be ridden by jockey T Ace (3458 883-663-485 26%) from Texas.

12 Month Top Speed: 89 (9)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

JAGUAR LADY is coming in for her third graded race, after finishing top five in her two previous starts.

Post 11 – CONSTITUTIONALISED – 8/1

CONSTITUTIONALISED is sired by CONSTITUTION and is running for the jazzy stable.  CONSTITUTIONALISED has won in 3 times in 4 starts for a 75% win rate and will be ridden by jockey H Desitter (2004 534-406-326 27%) from Nebraska.

12 Month Top Speed: 93 (5)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

CONSTITUTIONALISED will be making her graded debut coming off of a wire-to-wire allowance victory.

Post 12 – FLEETWOOD COBRA – 20/1

FLEETWOOD COBRA is sired by NYQUIST and is running for the fleetwood stable.  FLEETWOOD COBRA has won in 2 times in 7 starts for a 29% win rate and will be ridden by jockey D Coleman (537 54-49-72 10%) from Louisiana.

12 Month Top Speed: 80 (13)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot

FLEETWOOD COBRA started off hot with victories in two of her first three starts, however she had hit a wall after this with a fifth place finish being her best finish in her last four graded runs, hopefully she can find more juice in her 3yo debut.

Post 13 – SAN FRAN FASTER – 30/1

SAN FRAN FASTER is sired by ACCELERATE and is running for the corzak5 stable.  SAN FRAN FASTER has won in 1 times in 1 starts for a 100% win rate and will be ridden by jockey F Oxon (2714 590-506-380 22%) from Louisiana.

12 Month Top Speed: 71 (14)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot

SAN FRAN FASTER won her maiden debut, and will be stretching out from a sprint to a mile in her second career race.

Post 14 – SWEDISH TWINS – 13/1

SWEDISH TWINS is sired by TAPIT and is running for the beerkeg stable.  SWEDISH TWINS has won in 2 times in 6 starts for a 33% win rate and will be ridden by jockey R White (1227 217-180-183 18%) from Texas.

12 Month Top Speed: 89 (9)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender

SWEDISH TWINS posted a career best speed in her stakes debut, however only pulled out a fifth place finish. She will need a big 3yo bump to contend in this pack.

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